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we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting that loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region are happening. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine dame melinda simmons has tweeted: apparently, confirming those reports we are hearing about explosions. and these ...

and academic roxane gay, has most definitely cut through with her books, which include unflinching testimony on the impact of being raped, on fatness and the meaning of feminism. how scary is this level of self—exposure? roxane gay, welcome to hardtalk. stephen, thank you for having me. well, its a great pleasure to have you here. youve written with extraordinary candour about your own life... i have. ..and it strikes me that writing about it — presumably a solitary occupation — ...

hello and welcome to the programme. im victoria valentine. we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine, dame melinda simmons, has tweeted: and these pictures on social media, sh...

now, for the business news, im victoria valentine. we start in the us where there is more evidence that, after tens of thousands ofjob cuts, big tech is pulling out of its post—pandemic slump. amazon is the latest to reveal its making much more money than wall street was expecting. sales hit more than $127 billion in the first three months of the year, and the online retail giant says that figure will be higher in the current quarter. it comes after alphabet, the owner of google and ...

the head of the un has called on the security council to do these on the security council to do are live pictures of ita citizens these are live pictures of italian citizens arriving in rome, the italian capital. as we have been saying here on bbc news, its been difficult for many countries to evacuate their citizens with a growing list of countries having chartered flights, brought on ships to evacuate diplomats and citizens from the sudan capital khartoum as the fighting continues th...

children due to covid. plus, monarchy and popularity. a new bbc poll suggests less than a third of young adults in the uk want the royals to continue. we begin in sudan where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72—hour ceasefire. us secretary of state antony blinken said the agreement with the sudanese armed forces and the para—military rapid support forces came after 48 hours of intense negotiations. earlier, the united nations secretary general warned the violence is at ...

are being instructed to shelter in place as western governments try to figure out a means to safely evacuate them. also tonight, scientific censorship in china. crucial genetic sequencing that could have helped with the fight against covid, was deleted, covered up or withdrawn under pressure from party officials. we will speak to the new york times investigators. what about the transition to clean power? nine countries meeting in belgium today have commited to building an entire electr...

corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. the scottish national partys chief executive has resigned after taking responsibility for misleading the media about party membership. the snp revealed there had been a big drop in numbers this week. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grainfrom week. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from black seaports which was due to expire has been renewed. ukraine says it will continue for four months, russia says it agre...

days. scottish national partys chief exec as it has resigned with immediate effect, after the snp was forced to reveal a massive drop in its party member ship this week. you are watching bbc news. time for the media show. my guest today has covered some of the most defining stories of our time. gary younge briefly became part of nelson mandelas entourage, joined revellers as president obama was elected, and has covered much else too — gay marriage, brexit, the windrush scandal, and t...

arrests after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck. play on — how finland became the computer gaming capital of the world: we have a special report from helsinki. a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. dramatic music. and the latest marvel superhero movie sets out to conquer the us box office over the presidents day weekend. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin...